An attractive and spacious entrance to the school boasts a well-resourced library, gymnasium/multipurpose room, canteen, after school/vacation care room and staff administration area and with a designated STEAM and Art room. There are also two soft fall rubber netball/basketball courts, extensive grassed areas including an oval, two adventure playgrounds, a sand pit, shaded areas and additional asphalt areas.

The enrolment is currently around 485 and, with families moving into new areas such as the Ashfield and Rosenthal Estates, further growth is expected. Of the total student population, a significant percentage identify as of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, live in out of home care, are EAL, are on the PSD program or are students with ASD. The school has embedded practices for the diversity of parents/carers and family members to be engaged to understand the learning progress of their children and how to effectively support them to learn.

Sunbury Heights PS staff comprises of, 3 Principal Class Officers, 29 classroom teachers and 19 Education Support Staff. The school runs 21 classrooms and Specialist classes in Art/Music, STEAM, PE, LOTE (Italian) and Learning Specialists which support the implementation of Professional Learning Communities. Sunbury Heights Primary School is becoming known as one that has the personnel, programs and processes in place that support students with more complex learning needs. An Engagement and Wellbeing Coordinator, ES staff, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Chaplains and Community Hub Coordinator are wellbeing interventions in place for the support of our students and families.

The school community strives to provide a positive,



stimulating and secure learning environment to cater for the needs of each student as an individual. The school does this by creating a caring atmosphere that reinforces mutual respect, promotes self-esteem and develops a sense of belonging to our school. The school values teamwork, effective communication, informed decision making and community involvement. Professional learning is valued to ensure delivery of excellent and consistent educational programs through exemplary professional practices.

Purpose and Values:

Sunbury Heights Primary School remains focused on implementing the Education State themes of Learning for Life, Happy Healthy and Resilient Kids, Breaking the Link and Pride and Confidence in our schools. Our school wide belief is that no child, regardless of social status or postcode, will miss out on a first-class state school education.

Sunbury Heights Primary School has recently received Gold accreditation for our School Wide Positive Behaviour program. Our school wide values are Respect, Responsibility and Kindness. The school is committed to the safety, participation, and empowerment of all children. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff, volunteers, and school families. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a protected environment for children with a disability.



As a school we have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our child safety standards and robust policies and procedures.

Selection Criteria
- Graduates

SC1Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professionallearning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Program Benefits
- Graduates

Role
- Graduates

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.

These teachers te

📌 Teacher Grad Recruit Program (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne